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Monday, December 22, 2025
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Topic: Theatre

A new ‘Train to Pakistan’ play asks—freedom for whom and from what?

The play, based on Khushwant Singh’s novel ‘Train to Pakistan’, is directed by Amar Sah and staged by the Bela Theatre Karwaan group.

Danish Husain’s Habibnama more than a tribute to Habib Tanvir. It resurrects his voice, truth

Actor Danish Husain’s portrayal of Habib Tanvir in the play Habibnama was so powerful that it brought the late playwright’s friends to tears during a performance at Delhi’s Jawahar Bhawan.

Akshara Theatre is a Delhi gem, and a lifeline for small artists

Theatre stars Gopal Sharman and Jalabala Vaidya built Akshara Theatre with their own hands—literally. The struggle it’s facing today is a microcosm of the larger existential crisis in Delhi theatre scene.

Manav Kaul is a powerhouse performer in Traasadi—it’s a solo act about mothers

Actor and writer Manav Kaul’s play ‘Traasadi’ digs deep into the grief, regret, and insight that a mother's death can bring. ‘The more exhausted my mother became, the more deeply I slept.’

This play is all about a hospital waiting room—5 actors, no plot and a damp basement

Everything was designed to immerse the audience. The floor was mopped with Dettol to evoke the smell of a hospital, the ACs were cranked up to mimic an uncomfortable waiting room.

Mirza Ghalib returns. Uses Instagram, attends Ambani wedding, told to ‘go to Pakistan’

The satirical play ‘Ghalib in New Delhi’ has been staged 589 times since 1997 and evolved. ‘Ghalib’ has commented on 5 PMs, multiple governments, and changing social issues.

‘Political vendetta’? Bengal theatre groups say central funds guided by ‘pick-and-choose’ policy

According to one director, ‘24 theatre groups from Bengal’ have been refused culture ministry’s financial aid for FY 2023-24, followed by 21 groups from Manipur.

From Mahabharata to Mughals—a queer play uses Indian elements to break the ‘for-elite’ norm

Love Beyond Love, directed by Yash Machhal and performed by Rangastra Theatre Group, captures the raw and painful journey of those who dare to seek love and acceptance in a society resistant to queer identities.

A history student and Bahadur Shah Zafar meet in a play. Aurangzeb is Shakespearean King Lear

From Babur to Aurangzeb, the play sheds new light on Mughal emperors and challenges popular narratives.

Kolkata play about Dalit student suicide calls out Bhadralok hypocrisy on casteless Bengal

‘Oboyob’ offers no easy solutions. It prompts so-called Bengali liberals to accept their role in perpetuating caste atrocities.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.